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TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICE TIMELINE: The Headphones

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  • First headphones

    First headphones
    It were invented by Ernest Jules Pierre Mercader, it were invented to get better telephone connections.

  • Nathaniel Baldwin

    Nathaniel Baldwin
    He is considered the "real" inventor of headphones, he experimented with sound amplification using compressed air.

  • Beyerdynamic

    Beyerdynamic
    This company was the first to sell its headphones to the public. These headphones are still in production today, for their high fidelity to audio.

  • The first modern headphones.

    The first modern headphones.
    John Koss he developed commercial stereo headphones and also invented a phonograph that incorporated a speaker and a headphone jack.

  • First electrostatic headphones.

    First electrostatic headphones.
    The Koss company created the first electrostatic headphones. This used a set of static plates for each ear, which vibrated air molecules to generate sound.

  • Walkman

    Walkman
    Sony launches the walkman, which was the first stereo cassette player, it was a portable device. This framework was a before and after in the way of consuming portable audio, since everything was smaller and could be heard at all times.

  • First wireless headphones.

    First wireless headphones.
    Koss Company introduces industry's first wireless and infrared headphones.

  • First noise canceling headphones.

    First noise canceling headphones.
    Dr. Amar Bose, introduced the first noise canceling headphones for commercial use, these were mostly used by pilots.

  • Apple headphones

    Apple headphones
    Apple brings out the Ipod with their respective headphones they were a great success, but one problem with these was that they do not isolate the sound well.

  • First digital noise canceling headphones.

    First digital noise canceling headphones.
    Sony unveiled the world's first digital noise canceling headphones. This headphone can block 99% of noise in 160Hz range, which is corresponding to reactor noise.

  • First 3D headphones by Sony.

    First 3D headphones by Sony.
    These headphones were designed to deliver exceptional, personalized sound to 3D movies.The headphones have different modes to use it, there is the cinema mode, the voice mode and the game mode, these modes are available to optimize the reproduction of voices and games.

  • Airpods First Generation

    Airpods First Generation
    These headphones have a chip, microphone and an accelerometer, as well as a 5-hour autonomous battery, and are super light, since each earbud weighs only 4 grams. And something impressive, you can change the song just by giving two taps on the sides.

  • AirPods Pro

    AirPods Pro
    These are smaller than previous AirPods and are also wireless. They have active noise cancellation, ambient mode, accelerometer with voice and motion detection.

  • Pixel Buds

    Pixel Buds
    This is a Google headphones and has adaptive sound, this means that the volume is adjusted automatically according to the sound of the environment.